Rita Karin
Known for Acting
Born October 24, 1919
Died September 10, 1993
Place of Birth Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
She was a Polish-born American actress best known for her role as Jackie Mason's mother on the 1989 TV series Chicken Soup. Also appeared at the beginning of Sophie's Choice as Yetta, Sophie's (Meryl Streep) landlady. Her voice can be heard singing children's songs from the camps in the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.
Filmography
Sophie's Choice
1982
as Yetta
The Pickle
1993
as Grandmother
Enemies, a Love Story
1989
as Mrs. Schreier
Up the Sandbox
1972
as Mrs. Grossbard (uncredited)
He Said, She Said
1991
as Mrs. Spepk
The Big Fix
1978
as Aunt Sonya
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
as Mrs. Goldfarb
Matilda
1978
as Spectator
Age Isn't Everything
1991
as Flo
Kojak The Belarus File
1985
Starstruck
1981
as Mrs. Reuben
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Nicky's World
1974
as Mrs. Mylonas